Amy, sister of Miriam Carey, the woman involved in the Capitol Hill shooting, is seen with her husband at a news conference outside their home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

Toilet paper lies strewn on the ground in front of Spanish riot police standing guard outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) during a demonstration in Madrid. SUSANA VERA/REUTERS

Karaz, a Free Syrian Army fighter who said he lost one of his legs during the recent violence in Syria, aims his weapon as he sits in his shooting position in the al-Soukhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. HAMID KHATIB/REUTERS